Publications

Advanced Magic in Illinois: Amendments to the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct and the Confusion Over How to Handle Flat Fees Paid in Advance, 56 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 657 (2025) 

Guarding the Guardians: Should Guardians ad Litem Be Immune From Liability For Negligence?, 51 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 1001 (2020) 

A Tale of Two Cases: The Supreme Court’s Uneasy Position on the Proper Allocation of Authority to Decide Whether to Concede a Client’s Guilt in a Criminal Case, 43 Journal of the Legal Profession 53 (2018)

Attorney-Client Matchmaking and For-Profit Referral Services: 21st Century Innovation Clashes with 20th Century Rules, 25 The Professional Lawyer 8 (2018)

Ahead of his time: Cardozo and the Current Debates on Professional Responsibility, 34 Touro Law Review 101 (2018) 

Justice Gap vs. Core Values: The Common Themes in the Innovation Debate, 41 The Journal of the Legal Profession 1 (2016)

Through the Looking Glass in Indiana: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and the Duty of Confidentiality, 92 Notre Dame L. Rev. Online 22 (2016)

Avvo Joins the Legal Market; Should Lawyers Be Concerned?, 104 Georgetown L. J. Online 184 (2016)

Waiving Goodbye to a Fundamental Right: Allocation of Authority Between Attorneys and Clients and the Right to a Public Trial, 38 J. of the Legal Profession 1 (2013)

A Good Step in the Right Direction: Illinois Eliminates the Conflict Between Attorneys and Guardians, 38 J. of the Legal Profession 161 (2013) 

The Right to Counsel Denied: Confusing the Roles of Lawyers and Guardians, 43 Loy. U. Chi. L.J.  833 (2012)

Recent Developments in the Law of Lawyering:  The New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, 42 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 391 (2011) 

Coming Soon to a Law Practice Near You:  The New (and Improved?) Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, 39 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 691 (2008) 

Silence is Golden: The New Illinois Rules on Attorney Extrajudicial Speech, 33 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 323 (2002)

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Illinois’ New Rule on Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death Cases, 48 S. Ill. U. L. J. 1 (2024)

Teaching at the Intersection of Torts, Race and Gender, 41 Quinnipiac Law Review 1 (2022) 

Guarding the Guardians: Should Guardians ad Litem Be Immune From Liability For Negligence?, 51 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 1001 (2020) 

Do Colleges and Universities Have a Duty to Help?: California and Massachusetts Lead the Way, N.E. U. L. Rev. Extra Legal (Winter 2019)

Do Black Lives Matter? Race as a measure of injury in tort law, 18 The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice 41 (2016) 

Civil Liability for Injuries Caused by Dogs after Tracey v. Solesky: New Path to the Future or Back to the Past?, 40 Seton Hall Legislative Law Journal 29 (2016)

Setting Parental Controls: Do Parents Have A Duty To Supervise Their Children’s Use Of The Internet?, 31 Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law 309 (2014)

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due:  A Comment on the Theoretical Foundation and Historical Origin of the Tort Remedy for Invasion of Privacy, 29 John Marshall J. of Comp. & Info. Law 493 (2012) 

Trump v. CASA, Inc. and the Future of Nationwide Injunctions, 78 Rutgers U. L. Rev. Comments 91 (2026)

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Illinois’ New Rule on Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death Cases, 48 S. Ill. U. L. J. 1 (2024)

Do Black Lives Matter? Race as a measure of injury in tort law, 18 The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice 41 (2016) 

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due:  A Comment on the Theoretical Foundation and Historical Origin of the Tort Remedy for Invasion of Privacy, 29 John Marshall J. of Comp. & Info. Law 493 (2012) 

Teaching at the Intersection of Torts, Race and Gender, 41 Quinnipiac Law Review 1 (2022) 

Do Black Lives Matter? Race as a measure of injury in tort law, 18 The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice 41 (2016) 

Advanced Magic in Illinois: Amendments to the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct and the Confusion Over How to Handle Flat Fees Paid in Advance, 56 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 657 (2025) 

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Illinois’ New Rule on Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death Cases, 48 S. Ill. U. L. J. 1 (2024)

Guarding the Guardians: Should Guardians ad Litem Be Immune From Liability For Negligence?, 51 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 1001 (2020) 

A Good Step in the Right Direction: Illinois Eliminates the Conflict Between Attorneys and Guardians, 38 J. of the Legal Profession 161 (2013) 

The Right to Counsel Denied: Confusing the Roles of Lawyers and Guardians, 43 Loy. U. Chi. L.J.  833 (2012)

Recent Developments in the Law of Lawyering:  The New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, 42 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 391 (2011) 

Coming Soon to a Law Practice Near You:  The New (and Improved?) Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, 39 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 691 (2008) 

Silence is Golden: The New Illinois Rules on Attorney Extrajudicial Speech, 33 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 323 (2002)

Another Attempt to Solve the Prior Restraint Mystery: Applying the Nebraska Press Standard to Media Disclosure of Attorney-Client Communications, 18 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 307 (2000)

Government Advertising Placement and the First Amendment: Freedom of the Press Outweighs the Rights of the Government as Contractor, 22 Comm. & The Law 1 (2000)

Freedom of the Press and the Business of Journalism: The Myth of Democratic Competition in the Marketplace of Ideas, 67 Rev. Jur. UPR 447 (1998)

Prior Restraints on the Media and the Right to a Fair Trial:  A Proposal for a New Standard, 84 Kentucky L. J. 259 (1995-96)

Introducción a Luis Muñoz Morales, Compendio de Legislación Puertorriqueña y sus Precedentes (2024)

El profesionalismo y los retos futuros a la profesión legal, 16 Revista Jurídica de la Academia Puertorriqueña de Jurisprudencia y Legislación (2020) 

Comentarios sobre la propuesta revisión del Código Civil: Responsabilidad Civil Extracontractual, 88 Rev. Jur. UPR 342 (2019)

Crítica a una resolución anunciada: Reglamentación del procedimiento disciplinario y la defensa de prescripción, 85 Rev. Jur. Dig. UPR 16 (2016)

Debates recientes sobre la reglamentación de la conducta profesional,  84 Rev. Jur. UPR 955 (2015)

Introducción a una discusión sobre el futuro de la reglamentación de la profesión en Puerto Rico,  84 Rev. Jur. UPR 947 (2015)

Apuntes sobre Aponte y la necesidad de actualizar el Código de Ética Profesional, 84 Rev. Jur. UPR 49 (2014)

La tradición jurídica puertorriqueña: ¿civil o anglosajona?, 83 Rev. Jur. Dig. UPR 182 (2014)

Colón Santos v. Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples y el aparente conflicto entre las doctrinas de la solidaridad y la inmunidad, 79 Rev. Jur. UPR 1091 (2010)

En defensa de la solidaridad: Comentarios sobre la propuesta eliminación de la responsabilidad solidaria en la relación extracontractual, 78 Rev. Jur. UPR 745 (2009)

Comentarios sobre la profesión y el profesionalismo, 69 Rev.  Jur.  Col.  Abog.  P.R. 359 (2008)

Comentarios a una propuesta anunciada: El derecho civil extracontractual y el borrador de la Comisión de Revisión del Código Civil, 40 Rev. Jur. Univ. Inter. P.R. 529 (2006)

Castigo por conducta antisocial extracontractual en Puerto Rico: Es hora de adoptar el concepto de los daños punitivos, 40 Rev. Jur. Univ. Inter. P.R. 225 (2006)

Revisión del Código Civil y la responsabilidad civil extracontractual (Parte II):  Una propuesta alterna al informe de la Comisión de Revisión, 74 Rev. Jur. UPR 1 (2005) 

La revisión del Código Civil y la responsabilidad civil extracontractual: ¿Contradicción en los términos?, 73 Rev. Jur. UPR 981 (2004)

¡Hasta la vista, baby!: Es hora de decir adiós a la ley de libelo y calumnia de 1902, 73 Rev. Jur. UPR 59 (2004)

Los Procedimientos de Divorcio y el Derecho de Acceso a los Tribunales:  La Constitucionalidad de la Regla 62.2 de Procedimiento Civil, 72 Rev. Jur. UPR 163 (2003)

Que Descanse en Paz: La Causa de Acción por Difamación de Personas Fallecidas, 70 Rev. Jur. UPR 917 (2001)

Perdón si es que te he faltado: retractaciones en casos de difamación, 68 Rev. Jur. UPR 635 (1999)

Prueba de referencia, el derecho a confrontación y el abuso sexual de menores: Algunas consideraciones constitucionales, 56 Rev. Jur. UPR 373 (1987)